Thanks to Jeff for this one. 22oz bottle into a Brooklyn Brewery snifter. Shared with schen9303.

Pours pitch black with a 1 finger fine mocha head with moderate to poor retention. Lacing is stringy and sparse with good cling. Decent.

Nose is logan, plum, prunes, roasted malt, vanilla and some chocolate. Nicely aromatic but the dark fruit combination doesn't quite work here. Not bad... just not good. There's just something odd about the taste here that I can't quite put my finger on.

Opens prunes and plum with some medicinal overtones and logan. Chocolate and roast in the middle. Fudge and vanilla to smooth out the experience. Finishes roasted malt and cocoa nibs.Aftertaste of chocolate and molasses sweetness. Again, not bad, but there's something weird going on here that I can't quite appreciate.

Medium to full bodied with low carbonation. Silky and smooth in the mouth and goes down warm and caressing. Really drinkable given the high ABV. Finishes accented with a mellow, lingering accent. Pretty impressive.

This beer is not bad by any means but there's a certain flavor that's out of place in the nose and flavor that just doesn't work. Body is incredible though so its still worth trying.

Dark black but not nearly as viscous as some other big stouts. Attractive head forms and has excellent retention before settling to a thick cap. Heavy lacing is left down the glass.

Aroma of roasted malt, licorice, chocolate, prunes, smoke, and earth. Complex aroma but not really assertive. Alcohol is not detected in the aroma.

Flavor is heavy in roasted malt and chocolate. Even with a little age this beer is still plenty hot and boozy. I do not think they added coffee to this beer, but if they did it has faded away. Hints of licorice, molasses, and smoke in the finish. Good imperial stout flavor but just a little too hot.

Thick and creamy body. Just want I want in an imperial stout.

A worthy imperial stout. Maybe another year or two of age will make this outstanding.